Damian-Lewis.com » Interviews mokulen Feb 19, 2012 Homeland , Interviews Survey Damian Lewis’s CV and you’ll find he’s had a string of roles that required him to exude a certain kind of laconic, tight-lipped, battle-hardened maleness, holding it together as things fall apart. In 1999, he starred as a lieutenant in Warriors, a BBC production about British peacekeepers. He then crossed the Atlantic and starred first as Major Winters in Spielberg’s Band Of Brothers, and then in Life as Charlie Crews, a detective imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. Now, in new US drama Homeland, he’s playing Sergeant Nicholas Brody, a marine who, while held captive in Iraq, might have been turned by al-Qaida. It’s perhaps his most testing role to date, but one in which Lewis proves remarkably effective. Those are the roles, but then there is Damian Lewis, actor, who breezes into the library of a Soho hotel, cheery and effusive in a big scarf, yellow buttonhole and slimcut jacket.

He reminisces about hanging with fellow Etonian Dominic West and tracking down George Clooney’s party at the Golden Globes (Lewis was a Best Actor nominee), generally holding forth 19 to the dozen as he tucks into a breakfast order of pancakes, maple syrup and bacon. The contrast with the characters is quite astonishing, like Sean Bean turning out in real life to be more like Russell Brand. “I do have this dual persona,” admits Lewis, who spends seven months of the year in the UK and five in the US. Does he maintain the American accent when he’s working in the States? “I do! I’m one of those idiots,” he roars. “When I’m working in America, I wake up with an American accent and stay with it all day till makeup comes off. I just want everyone to be at ease, and not have the show’s creators think, ‘Oh my god, he’s so English, why did we hire him?'” Hire him they do, however, most recently in Homeland, which debuts in the UK this week. It’s made by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, both of whom worked on 24.

But whereas that series eventually palled for many, Homeland – while equally gripping as it twists and unfurls – might find greater longevity thematically and in its central characters (Claire Danes won a Golden Globe for her role as a tenacious loose-cannon CIA agent with a bipolar condition). If 24 espoused a wishful, bravura sense of America as the world’s most effective global policeman, attaining results via methods that weren’t always for the squeamish, Homeland is more reflective and ambivalent, more conscious of the blowback that can result from ill-considered overseas intervention, bringing home the anger and resentment bred by US foreign policy. “24 was a muscular, macho response to 9/11 and Kiefer was always going to save us,” says Lewis, who marched against the war with Iraq and shares the disaffection with western leadership that informs Homeland, a series he describes as “more liberal”. “The world went to war against terror and this has fostered greater uncertainty,” he says, “especially concerning our own governments.” Read the full interview at The Guardian .

mokulen Feb 17, 2012 Homeland , Interviews Within a few days, I’ve seen three sides to Damian Lewis. There’s the brilliantly gifted screen actor who plays Marine Sergeant Nick Brody, an American POW who may have turned Jihadist after eight years in captivity in Afghanistan in Channel 4’s gripping US import, ‘Homeland’. Then there’s the born stage performer at a Bafta Q&A, oozing confidence, playing to the gallery and toying with his questioner. And finally there’s the warm, thoughtful, self-deprecating guy sitting in the wood-panelled library of a London hotel. While many of his best-known characters have hinged on his mastery of suppressed emotion and underplaying, the man himself is rather more open. He explodes out of his armchair with excitement on discovering he’s getting a poached egg with his chicken caesar salad, but also sits in comfortable silence while pondering the psychological complexities of his latest challenge.

‘Well, I discussed with Alex [Gansa] and Howard [Gordon, show co-writers] the way in which Brody might have become a Muslim – and I’m not saying he has!’ he adds hurriedly, running his hand through his familiar and carefully tended red hair. ‘But it was important that it wasn’t a brainwashing, a “Manchurian Candidate”-type affair – that he might have found Allah as a force for good, a nurturing, sustaining, positive thing. I thought that would be far more interesting and powerful, and, as a prisoner of war, he would certainly have had more access to a Koran than a Bible. But this is a thriller, so you want provoke people in that way, putting this symbol of the upholding of Western belief systems into this situation. Seeing a man praying to Allah is enough for some people to assume he is a terrorist.’ His research took him to Brian Keenan’s chronicle of life in captivity, ‘An Evil Cradling’; to meet people suffering post-traumatic stress disorder; and to the London Central Mosque, where he was invited to sit in on prayers.

His school days at Eton instilled in him ‘a watered-down, digestible Anglicanism’, but Lewis now feels he responds to different aspects of different religions. ‘I don’t believe Jesus was the son of God, although I’m inclined to think he might have been a great prophet.’ He massages his brow and strokes his chin, playing the philosopher with a pleasing lack of self-consciousness. ‘You know, I think I am faintly spiritual. I’ve had loss in my life, and I like to think my mother’s energy lives on in some faintly Buddhist way. I do find some comfort there.’ It’s undeniably unusual for a major American TV drama to address these issues in such a balanced manner, and ‘Homeland’ has clearly stuck a nerve. Golden Globes for Best Drama and Best Actress for Lewis’s co-star Claire Danes (and a nomination for Lewis himself), certainly, but it’s also Barack Obama’s favourite show and prompted an op-ed piece in The New York Times conflating events on-screen with current US foreign policy. Curiously, the producers also worked on ‘24’, one of the more reactionary takes on the War on Terror.

‘I always thought that was an easy allegation to make [about ‘24’], because it was a visceral, macho response to 9/11,’ Lewis argues. Read the full interview at Time Out London More ‘Homeland’ press: mokulen Feb 15, 2012 Homeland , Interviews Damian Lewis has been up since 7am, but is on remarkably fine form – and has an admission to make. “You need to know I’m in my pyjamas, clasping a coffee,” he reveals, chuckling down the phone from America, where the working day’s just starting. The London native, best known for being in The Forsyte Saga, Band Of Brothers and Life, has made North Carolina his temporary home for the past five months to film new US TV series Homeland. In doing so Lewis has made the ultimate sacrifice – being apart from his family – actress wife Helen McCrory and their two children, five-year-old daughter Manon and son Gulliver, four. “North Carolina is a beautiful place and I like it here a lot. But I miss my family when they’re not here with me, although they were with me all summer,” he admits in his clipped Old Etonian accent.

“I also miss London because I love London – it is the greatest city in the world. I miss the culture, the vibrancy and bombing around on my bicycle from one place to the next.” An avid fan of Liverpool FC, he adds: “I miss Match Of The Day enormously, although in terms of actual football coverage, you can watch more football here than at home.” Homeland, the Golden Globe-winning psychological thriller, which also stars Claire Danes and fellow Brit David Harewood MBE, was created by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa – the brains behind 24 – and is based on Gideon Raff’s Israeli series Hatufim (Abducted). “The parallel with 24 is inevitable, but this is far more of a psychological, political drama. It’s something we don’t see often – plus you need a black man and a redhead on a show!” he quips. Lewis plays US Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody, who has been held as a prisoner of war for eight years by Al Qaeda and presumed dead. He is celebrated as a war hero on his return, but mentally unstable CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Danes) suspects he has been ‘turned’ into a sleeper agent and is now a threat to Homeland security.

“Ambiguity is a complex thing to play. You have to be lightning quick and nimble, there’s a mental and imaginative agility in the performance which is really fun,” says Lewis, 41. “Inserting a bipolar disorder into the heart of a paranoid thriller is a brave move, as it conveniently allows us to judge Carrie. Is this man a danger to the United States or is she over-reacting? It’s intense. You’re going to love it!” Read the full interview at the Independent.ie website. mokulen Feb 13, 2012 Homeland , Interviews One of the best and most talked-about US dramas of recent times debuts on Channel 4 this weekend – Homeland is a scintillating psychological thriller, following a US PoW who is rescued after eight years in captivity and the CIA operative (Claire Danes) who’s convinced that he’s been turned by a terrorist cell… Digital Spy caught up with Damian Lewis, who stars as tortured marine Nicholas Brody, and David Harewood, who plays CIA deputy director David Estes, for an insightful and revealing chat about what to expect from the Golden Globe-winning show.

When you were first cast in Homeland, did you ever expect that the show would be such a massive success? Damian: “You never know when you’re taking a job, ever… but you try to take good scripts. That’s all you can do as an actor – take the best thing available. Even then, it’s not [really] in your control. Certainly not in film and TV, because there are so many other elements. You just have to take control of your own performance. But it was a good pilot. “I’d lived in LA for two years and I said to my agent that I wouldn’t do any more network TV, because my family and I had just made the decision to live in England. It would be a whole year in LA shooting network TV. “But I said that if something really interesting in cable TV comes along and I’m lucky enough to be on a list, then send it to me. And lo and behold, this showed up. “I jumped [at it] so it was definitely a cut above, when I read it.

But still then, you don’t know [if it will be a success].” David: “It’s extraordinary really, but I didn’t actually read [the pilot] until after I got the job! It came through from my manager and I read the e-mail very quickly – I was doing a play at the time, at the National. It was 14 pages – 5 scenes. So I learnt the scenes, put them on tape and sent them off. They obviously saw it, and went ‘That’s the guy’. “When I finally got the job, I thought I’d better sit down and read [the pilot]. As soon as I read it, I thought it was fantastic. When you’re trying out for pilots, you read a lot of scripts, but this really stood out. “It was different – it wasn’t cops or lawyers. There was something very different about it and I was very happy to be attached to it.” Is it refreshing to be part of a show that has so many moral shades of grey? Damian: “Yeah, it’s what I was drawn to.

In fact, I had a long conversation [with the writers] about this US marine – it’s not immediately obvious [where his loyalties lie] but it’s clear that he’s become religious. “I said that it is far more interesting and far more subversive if that great symbol – a US marine, who goes abroad to fight for our beliefs and our freedoms – finds it necessary to worship a different God, or God in a different name, and become Muslim [through choice]. “I thought that was subversive, challenging and thought-provoking. I didn’t want him just to be a Manchurian Candidate – someone who was brainwashed. I thought that was letting him off lightly and letting the show off lightly. It’s a far more dangerous and interesting choice to explore why he chose this. “And it’s possible to believe that ten years on from 9/11. None of us, remember, knew that 9/11 was gonna happen. We didn’t live in a state of anxiety and fear about Osama Bin Laden. The CIA might have, and they failed to prevent it. But the general public didn’t have any knowledge.

“Now we have knowledge of it, and it’s a very clear and present danger in our lives. It’s fostered an anxiety, a paranoia, which is why this show is, I think, working so well now. Add to that the fact that the way in which our own government perpetrated the war on terror hasn’t been universally agreed with. So it’s a greyer world, still, that we’re in.” mokulen Feb 10, 2012 Homeland , Interviews In Britain, Damian Lewis is known as a stage actor and star of low-key television treasures such as The Forsyte Saga and Friends and Crocodiles. But over in the US, he shot to fame in the Steven Spielberg-produced Band of Brothers. After starring in cop show Life, he was nominated for a Golden Globe this year for his role in Homeland, a psychological thriller in which he plays Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody who, after eight years in captivity, may be a sleeper agent for al Qaeda. This is a tough role: Brody is tortured during captivity and may be a security threat to America. Did the producers let you know what you were getting yourself in for?

They were very open that they were offering me a controversial role in an ambitious project and about the fact that he was more than likely going to be a threat – in fact, the danger had to come from him; otherwise the series falls apart. Did you do research about prisoners of war who had been tortured? Yep, there were three prongs to my research. I went and researched mosques and spoke to my local imam, and went to witness prayer and learnt the history of the religion. I also researched post-traumatic stress disorder – I’d actually been to a unit before where people who are recuperating from PTSD. And then I read about prisoners of war. Brian Keenan had written a very compelling account – he’d been a prisoner in Beirut in the 80s. So there was a lot of source material. You played a soldier in Band of Brothers, and a detective in Life who had been in prison for 10 years. Did that help when you were preparing for the role of Brody? Band of Brothers much less so, actually, because they have such different psychological makeups, Brody and [Major Richard] Winters.

Band of Brothers was all about the art of leadership and soldiering and the extraordinary accomplishments of Easy Company, who helped liberate Europe. There are more similarities with Charlie Crews in Life – these two men are both released from prison after a long time and are rebirthed, if you like, and given a second chance at life. There the similarity really ends, because Crews was given a $50 million settlement, nice cars, nice suits and women if he wanted them. Brody is left in an altogether darker place – it’s not fantasy. Yeah, you’re not playing Brody for laughs. No, not this time, although I’m looking forward to Homeland the Musical. Do you think the series made Americans think about their foreign policy? There’s a much greater introspection in America. I’ve worked there a lot in the past five years, and I see a more self-analytical side to America, and Obama as the president embodies that. There’s been a massive sea change – for the good, I would argue – and the politics of the show tap into that. I think politically, if you wanted to use labels, it’s a liberal show, it poses these questions – what defines terrorism?

There’s terror perpetrated by military groups and then there’s state terrorism. More than 10 years after 9/11 was it the right time to explore these issues? [Producers] Alex [Gansa] and Howard [Gordon] have said publicly that they weren’t sure if there was an appetite still for this kind of thing, but even though it doesn’t dominate the papers in quite the same way, everyone knows there are different rogue elements that have sprung up everywhere now. It’s created almost more uncertainty and I think that’s what the show taps into. And it taps into uncertainty of our own governments and the way in which Western governments went about advocating the war on terror. It’s massively symbolic that a US marine might be enraged enough by what he sees and what he’s being asked to do that he finds cause to switch sides. It’s real and particularly alarming and I think that’s arresting for people. Damian Lewis | News, Photos and Videos | Contactmusic.com Our Kind Of Traitor Review Excellent John le Carre's novel is adapted with plenty of inventive style into a remarkably personal thriller, packed with thrills that find suspense in the characters and their predicament rather than pushy movie cliches.

It's so sleek and involving that it's easy to ignore the nagging plot holes. We're too busy imagining what we might do in the same situations. It opens in Marrakech, where poetry professor Perry (Ewan McGregor) and his lawyer wife Gail (Naomie Harris) have gone in an attempt to save their troubled marriage. One evening in a bar, Perry meets the boisterous Dima (Stellan Skarsgard), a Russian who openly admits that he launders money for the mafia. And he asks for Perry's help in delivering information to British intelligence in exchange for his family's safety. Back in London, Perry meets MI6 agent Hector (Damian Lewis), who sees this data as vital to bring down corrupt British politicians. But he has to go rogue to continue on the case, drafting Perry and Gail in to help. Soon they're travelling to France and Switzerland in a dangerous game that puts them in the crosshairs of both a Russian mafia boss (Grigoriy Dobrigyn) and a shifty British MP (Jeremy Northam). The key point here is that Perry and Gail get involved because they are trying to help Dima's family.

This makes everything that happens unusually down-to-earth, with a plot that hinges on the safety of a wife and children rather than the fate of the world. Actually, it's the state of the world that's the villain here, as corrupt Western politicians accept huge money to sidestep the rule of law. Screenwriter Hossein Amini is terrific at keeping the film's focus on the people rather than the plot machinery. And director Susanna White fills the screen with classy touches that are gorgeously shot and edited. The action sequences are unusually clever, avoiding cliches for something more deeply involving (a big shootout is particularly imaginative). Daniel Craig James Bond Idris Elba Damian Lewis Tom Hardy Recent reports had suggested that Craig has reversed his position on playing 007, signing up for two more films. With the release of the highly-anticipated Spectre now imminent, Daniel Craig seems to have changed his tune about the prospects of continuing to be James Bond after recently landing himself in hot water after saying rather “slash his wrists” than play 007 again. That is to say, he now says he “doesn’t really care” about who will take over as the British spy when he eventually finishes.

In the last fortnight, rumours have maintained that Craig has reversed his position and signed up for two more Bond films. However, when interviewed by The Sun , the 47 year old actor refused to be drawn on what decision he had made. “I have the right to change my mind any time I want to, and sometimes I say things like I did two days after finishing shooting for eight months. I said what was on my mind. That’s the way I’ve always spoken,” he said matter-of-factly. Damian Lewis Daniel Craig James Bond Idris Elba Pierce Brosnan Tom Hardy The ‘Homeland’ star is emerging as the favourite to take over from Daniel Craig. ‘Homeland’ actor Damian Lewis looks set to be the one to take over the role of James Bond when Daniel Craig steps down as 007. According to the Sunday Mirror , Lewis has been given ‘an unofficial nod’ that he is producer's first choice, if Craig decides Spectre will be his last Bond outing. Damian Lewis could be your new James Bond. “If Daniel Craig leaves, it’s Damian Lewis who will be crowned the new Bond,” a ‘well placed source’ told the newspaper.

“He is seen as an all-round international star who is perfect for the role. As he ages, he looks increasingly suave and sophisticated.” Emma Thompson Joanne Froggatt Jim Carter Damian Lewis Ricky Gervais Alan Cumming British period dramas ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Wolf Hall’ have each scored three nods at this year’s Emmy Awards. ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Wolf Hall’ have led the British nominations at this year's Emmy Awards, with both dramas picking up three nods each. While HBO series ‘Game Of Thrones’ might have dominated this year’s nominations with 24 nods, British stars have also flourished with actors Joanne Froggatt , Emma Thompson and Ricky Gervais among the nominees. ‘Downton Abbey’s’ Joanne Froggatt has picked up an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama ITV drama ‘Downton Abbey’ received three nominations including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama for Jim Carter and Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama for Joanne Froggatt, who plays maid Anna Bates. Froggatt was nominated in the same category last year, but lost out to ‘Breaking Bad’s’ Anna Gunn.

Idris Elba Damian Lewis Daniel Craig The ‘Luther’ actor is one of the hot favourites to take over from Daniel Craig. Idris Elba has long been rumoured to be the next in line to play James Bond once Daniel Craig steps down from the franchise later this year. But while ‘The Wire’ actor has previously stated he would take on the role, Elba has now dismissed any rumours as pure speculation. Idris Elba has spoken about the rumours that he’ll be the next Bond. “It’s just a rumour. I have no idea,” Elba told the Radio Times when asked about being joint favourite at the bookies with Damian Lewis to replace Daniel Craig. The rumours about Elba taking over the 007 role started when when a leaked Sony email stated that the actor “should be the next Bond”. Roger Moore Sean Connery GEORGE LAZENBY Timothy Dalton Pierce Brosnan Daniel Craig Damian Lewis Sir Roger, now 87, told The Sun that only Sean Connery is holding out on the idea.

Sir Roger Moore , the veteran actor perhaps best known for his stint at portraying James Bond, has made the extraordinary revelation that there are plans afoot for an unofficial James Bond movie similar to The Expendables, which will feature all the old 007 actors. In an interview with British tabloid paper The Sun, the 87 year old actor claimed that producers are hoping to feature him, GEORGE LAZENBY , Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan in a feature film – but at the same time admitted that Sean Connery isn’t interested. Sir Roger Moore would be interested in the mooted 'Expendables'-esque unofficial Bond movie which would feature all the old 007 actors Damian Lewis Daniel Craig Idris Elba Tom Hardy Odds have been slashed on the ‘Homeland’ star becoming the first red-headed 007. ‘Homeland’ star Damian Lewis has emerged as one of the frontrunners to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond, after a string of bets caused bookies to slash their odds on the actor. Current Bond Daniel Craig is widely believed to be stepping down as 007 later this year following the release of his fourth film in the franchise, Spectre.

Can you picture Damian Lewis as 007? Bookie William Hill is now offering 6/4 odds on Lewis becoming the next Bond, having previously put him at 25/1. The move comes after a flurry of £200 bets were recently placed on the ‘Homeland’ actor. Damian Lewis Tom Sturridge David Mamet The 'Wolf Hall' star is set to make his first theatre appearance since 2009 when 'American Buffalo' opens in London on Thursday. With just a few days to go before he makes his first West End appearance in over half a decade, Damian Lewis has revealed that he’s suffering from nerves. Lewis, the noted star of ‘Homeland’ and ‘Wolf Hall’, will tread the boards for the first time since 2009 when he stars in David Mamet ’s play ‘American Buffalo’. He’ll star alongside movie veteran John Goodman and youngster Tom Sturridge , who play three men plotting a heist. Damian Lewis with wife Helen McCrory John Goodman Damian Lewis Tom Sturridge The ‘Roseanne’ actor is headed across the pond to take on David Mamet’s 'American Buffalo'.

US actor John Goodman has just been announced as the latest addition to the cast of American Buffalo, beginning this April at London’s Wyndham’s theatre. It will mark the first time the actor has appeared on the London stage, with his previous theatre credits including Waiting for Godot and musical Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in the US. John Goodman is headed to London's West End Goodman will join already announced cast member, ‘Homeland’s’ Damian Lewis and up and coming British actor Tom Sturridge . Directing will be Daniel Evans, with the production featuring sets and costumes by Paul Wills and lighting by Mark Henderson. Pop Security: 'Homeland' scores for Showtime – CNN Security Clearance - CNN.com Blogs buy win 7 home.thank you. February 22, 2013 at 2:06 am | Reply Shalomit With so many latch-key kids whose parents don't take much of an interest even when they're home, I can't help but think that younger and younger kids are now carrying out frightening actions in the REAL LIFE that seems to be ignored around all of these shows. Shows are not about war. per se.

I think I've seen 3 court rooms shot up by someone who got a gun through security. How many planes have been taken over by weapons that made it through security? And those ARE real life. Even hospital shows have their shoot-outs in the ER. When the kids get tired of blood and guts, they turn to sex – a lovely thing when performed by two grown, responsible people who love each other; not something I'd like my 6 year old watching on TV. Even commercials are about sex. Does the woman who is test driving that car generally shop for a car in an almost non-existent bathing suit? Maybe it would lower the price; just hope the next sales person up is not a woman. I do not believe in government censorship, but what ever happened to taste? Reasonable parenting – which includes, working or not, knowledge of what children are watching on tv, and, not sure how I forgot this one, but on their computers?

If the parents got together and protested, via letter campaigns, ralleys, boycotts, websites, door to door campaigns if warrented, or best of all, MAKING SURE THE TV'S AND COMPUTERS CANNOT BRING UP SEX AND VIOLENCE sites w/o a code created by parents. Though I realize the kids were born w/ computers in their hands (cheeper than silver spoons) and have a good shot at breaking the codes, but putting them on is a start – and a warning to the kids that their parents do care and are aware of what they are doing.. It's a preface to let the kids know it matters, that we are sorry we can't afford to be home when they get home; but as I used to tell my daughtor, if I was home when she got home, home would be in the back of my car. Thank goodness my kids are grown, on their own, and apparently doing quite well. I'd hate to be a parent of a young kid – and that thought becomes more and more frightening as the poverty becomes worse and worse. Another thing our kids see on tv – parents trying to figure out how they'll live when they are both laid off next week.

Far too many kids are hearing this in thier own homes. I guess my bottom line is WHEN DO KIDS GET TO BE KIDS and WHEN DO PARENTS START PARENTING? MY kids were furious at being the only kids who couldn't watch programs extremely inappropriate for their ages. I would tell them that 'Jack and Jill are not my responsibility.' With all of the so-called Born Again Christians. why do we not see them in the anti-violence, gore, sex, etc.? Oh, wait. They're out marching for such Christian things as the death pentaly, the right to carry concealed guns (where else does a first grader get a gun?), things that are rightly the choice of a woman, her partner and her doctor. and other thngs that are protected by the First Amendment. And, as with all things religious, each member of each religious center follows what s/he wants to follow. I am not saying that is good or bad; it's just human nature. But it bothers me to no end when one person tells another what to believe. How many women, aging seniors and children do we see shot up on TV? They don't want us to know that is part of sending our own children to get shot.

And anyone who thinks an 18 year old is an adult has not raised one. Where is Rosa Parks – who was just too tired to stand? Can we get her to just get tired of 'entertainment' not appropriate for her grandkids? OK, soapbox is cracking. November 2, 2011 at 1:07 pm | Reply Badonkadonk! I would LOVE to eat out Clair Dane's p*ssy!!! November 2, 2011 at 11:43 am | Reply Jeff OMG, that would be the most incredible experience in the world. But I would prefer Carrie since she is crazy and uses her body to get her way with men. November 28, 2011 at 6:19 pm | Reply Richard Don't they vet CIA recruits in real life to keep the mental cases out? November 2, 2011 at 11:40 am | Reply Thomas There are many things on that TV show that are not realistic. November 17, 2011 at 11:25 am | Reply kitty whitworth I watch this show because it comes on after DEXTER.

I didn't anticipate liking it at all. However, I find myself glued to the television when it is on. It is very intriguing – and yet I continue waiting to find the moment when it makes me politically angry and the intrigue keeps winning out. Love this Show . . . until ... November 2, 2011 at 11:35 am | Reply Dale Super smart show. Smarter than I am, apparently, because it only now occurs to me that the Brody character has yet to do or say a single thing to make it clear whether he's a terrorist vs. just a highly traumatized ex-prisoner. I love the arc of the season, so far, because I really just don't have a clue where they are going to go with the story. Claire Danes is a treasure of an actress and I'm so glad she got this part. And the mighty, mighty Mandy Patinkin who graces everything he's in. November 2, 2011 at 11:30 am | Reply Canadian Girl The fact that he appears to be a practicing Muslim, i think kinda gave it away.

November 2, 2011 at 11:46 am | Reply Thomas Good point for it has been demonstrated that every practicing Muslim IS a terrorist. November 17, 2011 at 11:26 am | Claire Improving connections, impvoring the connections between neighborhoods, and strengthening quality of life within neighborhoods:Sorry I missed this important meeting due to personal conflicts, but one of the things I've felt about Acton is the land development is not uniform (not a single shared image as someone stated) there is the West Acton downtown area, the school area, the East side (Great Road and adjoining neghborhoods) which have more shopping, the very rural North-west side (closer to Littleton) with plenty of conservation land, and central Acton with the Town center, library and side-walked Rt. 27.One thing I want to see improvement in is the quality of life within neighborhoods. Presently, my neighborhood the rural sleepy side nestled inside woods, deer, and really tall unstable trees adjoining our narrow roads makes it unsafe to walk, let alone bike. We still have a lot of downed trees, unattended for clean up.

There are a lot of existing potholes, and I don't see much activity in the neigborhood.I think we need to have roads in such rural neighborhoods paved with atleast 1 or 2 street lights per road, in addition to the long term development of sidewalks and bikepaths. Trees are a wonderful thing for a Green town, but when Mother Nature has started to take them down for every storm occurrence with the price of even more inaccessible roads, downed power lines and power outages, its time to seriously think about the infrastructure for connections between neighborhoods in Acton. Having missed the important session this week, I may be re-hashing some thoughts discussed, but am willing to help out in development of neighborhoods, while preserving the environmental character of Acton. May 21, 2012 at 8:07 pm | rkersh think the CIA agent is most bogus of all the characters, but ya gotta have a female lead I guess PC . . . November 2, 2011 at 11:29 am | Reply Anas I am just starting to watch Thom it is unlaeievbbly suspenseful . wow! !!!

Now its over and i cant believe how great a show it was!!! Carrie was so good and i too wonder how she will fit in next season. Saul is such a wonderful friend to her and i am so glad she has him in her life. Couldn't believe that crappy vest wouldn't work but am so glad it didn't. Now here is what i think. I don't think bridge is a terrorist and of course i think tom walker WASA terrorist. I think nadir and bridge only want to get that shit ass vice president for killing Issa why both walker and bridge chose that particular event to both try to get the veep is beyond me. I was shocked when bridge killed walker. And yes that was oddly cutecwhen walker ruffled that old lady's hair. The daughter is going to be a major consideration next year I'm m sure! !!!! Poor Carrie with those shock treatments it is going to make her forget about Issa .. and i just wonder how she is going to get back in the CIA next year. I am spent from that show it was so damned intense thankvyou for putting me on to this great series .

May 21, 2012 at 7:53 am | Reply SJG We love the show, but I'm not sure how realistic it would be that a CIA agent could be bipolar. Acceptance into the CIA requires rigorous evaluation–both medical and psychological. I seriously doubt they would allow someone into that position, and even it if developed or was discovered later, it's doubtful they would allow her to continue in the position once it came to light. November 2, 2011 at 11:28 am | Reply Shalomit To SJG: Have you heard of the ADA? If not, it's the Americans with Disabilities Act. No person can be kept from a job unless his/her disability would make it dangerous for himself and others. There are bi-polars working everywhere these days. There are meds to control the disease. I have not seen the show; don't get the channel it's on, so I've no idea how this character is played. But if she's properly medicated, and her disease is not interfering with her job, the law protects her right to do that job.

It's also common to make people w/ mental disorders of any kind seem unable to be in the real world. I would have to guess there are many more people w/ mental diseases in a society that makes all of those with whatever mental disorder violent, irrational in actions, and with many other symptoms that most of those with the disease do not show because they have worked hard enough to find the right combination of meds, therapy and outside support. I think schizophrenics may take the worst of the ignorance of mental diseases. There are people with mental disorders who do all of the things shown on TV; but the schizophrenics who are in the majority do not make for good TV; their hum-drum lives are too much like ours. For anyone with any kind of disability, there are also reasonable accommodation laws. So if this person is portrayed as having symptoms which do make it unsafe for her to do her job, if any accommodation would work – and not go beyond the cost of reasonable – she should be kept at her job. If her symptoms do get in the way, how about another position in which it will not get in the way?

There used to be a show about a deaf woman (based on a totally real person) who was very good at her FBI or CIA (forgot) position BECAUSE of her disability. She can tell what the person being watched is saying across the room. How about more shows that teach us what those w/ disabilities can do w/ the right training? And, as I forgot before, is there anybody who can explain to me why taking our boys from Iraq to Afghanistan or all the other places they are stationed in the middle of some other war that is not our responsibility? Am I the only one who does not see this as a way to make things any different as far as sending our soldiers to get killed for no reason? I may be aging some, but not enough that I am the only person who remembers the 59,000 American lives lost in Viet Nam – or the (I think) quarter of a million others who came home unable to do what they did before. And none of this includes the Vietnamese soldiers, civilians – including children, elders, women, or anyone else we chose to dump with among other things, napalm? Mr.

Obama, please do something to proect all Americans instead of moving the troops around as if you were playing chess. I do not call that ending anyting. It's time for the wordd to find a way to talk or we may end up w/ no future generations to have to worry about their Social Security. There won't be anyone to father them – and w/ the way the world is changing, there may by nobody to mother them either. Am I the only Boomer who remembers what those times were like? November 2, 2011 at 1:54 pm | Reply Nancy GREAT show–we love it–totally hooked. We were rabid "24 fans" & enjoy this equally, although it has a much more nuanced vibe. Not furprising that a lot of the old "24" hands are on board with this one. They know how to tell a story, for sure November 2, 2011 at 11:28 am | Reply Bubba 24 was a conservative power-fantasy, where torture always worked and everyone who wasn't a fanatic was a possible traitor. This sounds like more of the same.

November 2, 2011 at 11:25 am | Reply rizzo Meh, not that great of a show honestly... November 2, 2011 at 11:23 am | Reply Jamie DeBello Great show, its the drama that makes it what it is. I'm hooked. I just wish there was a way to have following seasons not take a year to air. My DVR is busy on Sunday nights. Boardwalk Empire and Homeland... Had to put Dexter on notice.... November 2, 2011 at 11:16 am | Reply Aaron That's funny I almost put Dexter on notice last year....This year after the first episode I saw of Homeland I knew Dexter didn't stand a chance November 2, 2011 at 11:29 am | Reply Band of Brothers November 2, 2011 at 11:12 am | Reply rkersh Damian Lewis has been impressive . . . thought they cancelled his show Life too soon . . .

November 2, 2011 at 11:28 am | Reply IloveAnna Everyone complaining about the uniform and haircut, did you guys feel the same way as I felt when I saw the picture of recent Medal of Honor recepient when the President was putting the medal on him? I thought he should've gotten a fresh cut that morning or day before. He had a little to much growth in my opinion for such a prestigious medal ceremony. November 2, 2011 at 11:04 am | Reply Feyzi Bagirov Absolutely not! He had a proper haircut. November 2, 2011 at 11:07 am | Reply tarlcabot @Iloveanna – well as a former Marine – I would say kiss my butt! Regulations say 0 to 3", graduated – doesn't have to be a high-n-tight and at the end of the he just won the Medal of Honor – not a hairdo contest – crawl back into your hole civvy. November 2, 2011 at 11:13 am | Reply TheCastro He earned the medal, he didn't win it.

November 2, 2011 at 11:37 am | Jarod @iloveanna Sgt Dakota Meyer DID have a fresh haircut that day, you can get a good look at it from the sideshot when the presidnet was placing the medal around his neck. Just because he doesnt wear a high and tight doesnt mean he is nasty... remember, he did earn the medal of honor.Traditionally, Marines (John Basilone for example) actually wore their hair longer – it wasnt until vietnam that we had to start cutting short for health concerns. I understand your ignorance because the regulation is still in place and enforced in the name of "tradition". November 2, 2011 at 11:44 am | Reply Marine He had a low reg haircut. Which means it was COMPLETELY within regulations. Go shove it somewhere else sweetheart.

If you feel you have ANY right to question his haircut, just go jump off a bridge you worthless piece of trash November 21, 2011 at 11:10 pm | Reply Meathook I love this show and cant wait to see more, it appears more real in concept than many care to consider, I hope he is not a terrorist but it (character) sure seems to lean that way, unstandable but sad if it turns that way. Love it, keep it going, well done indeed – retired USAF here, traveled the Middle East myself, agree with much seen here in habits etc... November 2, 2011 at 10:52 am | Reply Barry2952 I watched the first two episodes and found it so disturbing that I can't watch any more. November 2, 2011 at 10:28 am | Reply qwedie They are filming it in Charlotte NC in my In laws neighborhood. People being shot off of buildings and all that. November 2, 2011 at 10:27 am | Reply Shannon My husband and I love this show! It is definitely a must-see.

November 2, 2011 at 10:26 am | Reply Ben A pretend show about a pretend issue. The only war on terror is the fabrication that the government tells us there is. It's a joke that we are sending our children to war to defeat some unknown enemy. November 2, 2011 at 10:23 am | Reply ZackBauer Aw, did you forget your tin foil hat today? November 2, 2011 at 10:27 am | Reply qwedie That's why they call it a fictional show for TV. November 2, 2011 at 10:28 am | Reply don This show is in the same vein as The Killing and the now-cancelled Rubicon. Together these three shows are some of the best viewing on television, minus the blood and guts crap. Intellegent viewing for intelligent viewers. November 2, 2011 at 10:11 am | Reply mdearinger I am still disappointed about Rubicon too! That show was great!

November 2, 2011 at 11:25 am | Reply Mahmoud El-Darwish Ah! Hollywood capitalizing on the fake "war on terror" theme again. What's the matter. Cowboys Chasing Indians not so much fun anymore? Now you all know what really drives the US intelligence community- fantasy. November 2, 2011 at 10:11 am | Reply qwedie No! How about playing cowboy and arab, Oh we are doing that every day all over the world. We just need to get a lot more aggressive about it. Will that make you happy? November 2, 2011 at 10:32 am | Reply palintwit We like to sit in our double wide and watch re-runs of Sarah Palin's Alaska. That's when we're not watching nascar, of course. November 2, 2011 at 10:09 am | Reply Mr. Wolf Everywhere you post you have to bring your comments around to Sarah Palin, no matter the subject of the original story.

Between your name and your postings, as much as you bash Palin, I really think you are secretly in love with her and angry she won't return your letters or gifts of shotgun shells and caribou jerky you send her. Come out of your mom's basement and see the bright, shiny sun in the sky. It's missed you. November 2, 2011 at 12:17 pm | Reply Feyzi Bagirov They might pride themselves on doing great homework on the CIA side, but they did a poor homework on researching Marines. Brody's haricut is out of regs – a Marine would never be allowed to wear a haircut like that. Mismatch with Ribbons (no Combat Action Ribbon, no Prisoner of War ribbon). Promotion jump from Sergeant to Gunnery Sergeant (which is reasonable, considering it retroactively), but calling Gunnery Sergeant a "Sergeant"?... While the show is targeted at a non-military savvy audience, that makes it lose its entertainment value. November 2, 2011 at 10:04 am | Reply Camodaisy As it has been explained a hundred times before, the details can not be exact.

They have to change stuff about the uniform, the ranks, the medals, the hair etc etc. November 2, 2011 at 10:21 am | Reply Chris United States law allows military uniforms to be worn by an actor in a theatrical or motion-picture production. So the story that uniforms cannot be legally worn in the movies, is just an urban legend. United States Code Title 10 > Subtitle A > Part II > Chapter 45 § 772. When wearing by persons not on active duty authorized (f) While portraying a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, an actor in a theatrical or motion-picture production may wear the uniform of that armed force if the portrayal does not tend to discredit that armed force. November 2, 2011 at 10:54 am | Sam November 2, 2011 at 11:15 am | Talgrath @Chris Ah, but there's the rub in the last portion, if the portrayal isn't positive (and it's unlikely the Marines think this is a positive portrayal) then you can't wear the correct uniform.

November 2, 2011 at 11:31 am | Guest I started watching this show when it first came on and found it very interesting. However, this last episode had a scene that I thought was total BS and completely uncalled for. When the terrorist guard was being interogated, he was asked about torturing people and asked if his religion was "Catholic". Where did this piece of crap come from? Just another example of the Hollywood elite always taking a shot at the Catholic church to get ratings. Totally uncalled for and should not have happened. November 2, 2011 at 9:59 am | Reply ZackBauer Boo-hoo. Now go make believe to eat the body and drink the blood of some dude. At least the Mormons are nicely dressed. November 2, 2011 at 10:29 am | Reply Guest No response is really necessary for you. It's pretty obvious to everyone you're just a jerk. November 2, 2011 at 4:02 pm | bryan yeah because the catholics have never done anything to gain that reputation...

November 2, 2011 at 11:26 am | Reply Guest Careful, you'll letting your prejudice and religious bigotry show. November 2, 2011 at 4:01 pm | Uncle Owen Damian Lewis is a good actor... he was great in Band of Brothers. November 2, 2011 at 9:54 am | Reply Justin By far my favorite new show of the year! November 2, 2011 at 9:48 am | Reply Bill Wow the levels of propaganda in this are impressive. The illusory Al-Queda will become real with the more TV and movies you make about it, right? Also some great predictive programming for the next real-life "domestic terror" psyop. November 2, 2011 at 9:47 am | Reply USAF Veteran Marine Sgt. (now GySgt) Nicholas Brody (played by English actor Damian Lewis) needs to get a regulation haircut. His hair is too long for an active duty grunt. Other than that make sure his decorations, campaign and service medals (ribbons/medals) are properly displayed and in order.

Former grunts and GI's don't take too well to having the uniform disrespected by Hollywood costume designers who don;t take the time to research military uniforms. I've watched too many movies and programs with ribbons mixed from different branches and decorations improperly displayed not to mentioned ranks that are confused as well. November 2, 2011 at 9:45 am | Reply dieseltdi As to the uniform and medal placement comment. As I understand it, they CANNOT use the actual uniforms from the armed services in movies. There is always something that is change to make it different: a medal in the wrong place, a collar with the wrong insignia etc. November 2, 2011 at 10:12 am | Reply TFWLKR That is not true. The Marine Corps has a liason for public relations, specifically with Hollywood. Check out the Movies like Act of Valor, Battle L.A., The Pacific HBO Series, Taking Chance, and even I Am Legend. These are examples of movies/shows that worked with the associated service/miliary advisor to get the details correct.

The whole urban legend of "you have to mess something up on the uniform to wear it" crap is not true and anyone who knows how to use google can learn that. I mean why would you have to do that? So your not impersonating a service member? Haha that is ridiculous. The Supreme Court ruled on this in the 70's and since then Hollywood has had the right to show military uniforms correctly, although many times it fails to do so. August 26, 2012 at 4:52 am | bryan yeah, they can't show it EXACTLY how it is. hence why you NEVER see it 100% correct. the military does not ALLOW them to do that. it takes a simple google search to figure that out... November 2, 2011 at 11:23 am | Reply TFWLKR Bryan, you are an idiot. August 26, 2012 at 4:53 am | Jarod I used to feel the same way but just because he doesnt wear a high and tight doesnt mean he is nasty...

grunts are not actually hung up on haircut regulations, special forces even less – and after 8 years as a pow I would think it mattered to him very little the big scheme of things. Unfortunately, its the supporting occupations which overbearingly enforce all regulations "above and beyond" their original intent – and pass then that off as "tradition". However, "historically" Marines (John Basilone for example) actually wore their hair longer – it wasnt until vietnam that we had to start cutting short for health concerns. November 2, 2011 at 11:53 am | Reply Rob 12 I missed episode 2 of the series. Does anyone know where I can watch it online at? I love this show November 2, 2011 at 9:45 am | Reply Canadian Girl @Rob 12 I watch the show online, the site i use is thats where i watch all my American shows that dont air in Canada. November 2, 2011 at 9:58 am | Reply David November 2, 2011 at 10:38 am | Canadian Girl I just started watching this show, and LOVE IT!!!

The suspense sometimes kills me. Hate waiting a whole week for the next episode!!! November 2, 2011 at 9:44 am | Reply Scot One of the best shows on Sunday night when my wife is in bed. She hated 24 ! The complexity of the individuals in this make me want more ( like 24 hooked me ) I was bummed that "jack" would not be back for another season but this has A GRIP ON ME. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ! November 2, 2011 at 9:40 am | Reply Seal 6 Best show out there, wish it was on every night, having to wait a week in between is brutal! November 2, 2011 at 9:38 am | Reply TFWLKR After watching the first fifteen minutes of the first episode, I turned it off. This show is horrible and how much more wrong could they get everything???????? August 26, 2012 at 4:56 am | Reply

Question: Which English actor plays US Marine Sergeant 'Nicholas Brody', who was rescued after eight years held by Al- Qaeda as a prisoner-of-war, in the drama 'Homeland' shown on Channel 4?
Answer: DAMIEN LEWIS